Hose supporter



H. A. AUSTIN. v HOSE SUPPORTER- AEPLICATIQN FILED MAB- 101 192]- 1,409,355. I Patented Mar."14, 192 2.

INVENTOR.

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A TTORNEYJ' HERBERT A. Ausrm, or onrcaeo, I1II\LINOIS.,,

HOSE surronrna.

" Application filed March 10, 1921-. Serial in. 451,093. j

To all whom it may 'coacernf- Be it known thatI, HERBERT A. Aosrm, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook, and State of Illinois, have invented 'a new and-useful Hose supporterfof which the following is a. specification. v

This invention relates to a hose supporter of that type in-which-a metallic supporting link is suspended from the bottom of a de-.

pending piece of'doubledelastic or nonelastie tape, and this link itselfsupports a pair of pieces of tape which may be, made 7 all in one piece, and is always formed of elastic webbing. These strands diverge from each other andsupport'at the bottom hose engaging clasps. 1 V It has been customary heretotore to secure the elastic webbing constituting'these two lower tabs at the bottom, and sometimes at both the top andthe bottom, by sewing through it. This constitutes an efficient means for holding the parts and is employed widely-,rbut it has a serious defect. The needle'cuts'through elastic webbing'at short intervals all the way across it and necessarily cuts some of the rubber warp threads which extend longitudlnally. If an article of this kind just as it is sold is carefully inspected'it will be found usually that several of these elastic threads are cut through at the ,top or bottom. This entirely eliminates the cut thr'eadsgfrom all useful function as far as holding is concerned and reduces the efficiency very materially.

Sometimes this has been avoided at the top, but that necessitates stringing the two ends through the middle slide. The two free ends, therefore, cannot be clamped effectively afterwards. i

It is the principal object of this invention to provide apractical clamp of such form that the ends can be secured in it easily and yet there will be no sewing and therefore nothing thatcan cut into the webbing and severthe elastic threads. In this way the full efficiency and elasticity of the elastic webbing is preserved and, even after continued use, it will be found that all the threads are usually intact all the way from oneend to the other. i i

Theinvention also involves a simple and neat arrangement of the parts as will appear. i

Specification of Letters Patent. I

Pate ted Mar.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawing, in which r T Fig. 1 is a front elevation of the lower end of a hose supporter c'onstructed in ac cordance with this invention; I i' Fig. 2 is an enlarged rear View of the metallic portion of the clasp at the bottom;

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Fig. 3 is a longitudinal central sectional view of the same; 7 p

Fig. 4 is a similar View of the clasp with the webbing shown as applied thereto;

Fig. 5 is a similar view of the upper part, and r Figs. 6 and 7 a Inoditication.

I have shown. the invention as applied to a hose supporter having a main supporting strap 9 of either elastic or'non-elastic Webbing. This is provided with an attach ing link '10 at the bottom which is connected with it by the fact that the strap 9 iscloubled through the link.-

are a section and plan of This link has'a topbar llfwhich extends I horizontally across it for passing through the bottom otthe strap. It-is also provided with a bottom bar l2 and two central bars 13 and 145, all fourof these being parallel. The central bars can 'be applied inany desired way but areishown as formed separately offla pieceof sheet metal havingitsj ends15 extending over thesidebars of the link and clinched thereto. 1 In'this case two tabs 20 are formed ofja single piece of elastic webbing. f They are arranged in" double form, that is one overlapping the other, and applied to the cen tral bar 13 as shown. This is the point"'at] which the elastic webbing 20 is doubled, over. It is to be noted that the two thicknesses of webbing pass from the bar 13 behind the bar let and then, while. still in contact, through the space between this bar 14 inner tab and adds to the security with which it is held in position. The two tabs 20 depend from this point'under the lower bar 12 and obviously thepull on either will not tend to dislodge the other from the supporting linkat the top. In fact they act entirely as independent tabs not affecting each other except to hold each other in position on this link.

At the bottom each one of these tabs passes under the top bar 21 of a lower attaching link and then over a cross plate 22 thereof. This cross plate 22 is constructed of sheet metal. Its two end flanges 23 are bent around the vertical ends 24 of the link to hold the cross plate in place. Its upper edge is bent inwardly at 25 all the way across to present a smooth convex surface for the tape to pass over between it and the bar 21. At the lower edge it is bent upwardly and inwardly to provide a flange 26also having a smooth convex lower edge} This flange is provided with a series of projections or indentations 27 which project inwardly toward the surface of the cross plate 22.

The extreme lower end of the tab 20 passes down over the plate 22 back beneath the convex lower edge of the same, upwardly behind the flange 26, over its top inwardly,

and then down into the space between the plate 22 and the flange 26. When located in that position this flange 26 is bent against the end of the tape so as to securely hold that end against the plate 22. The projections 27 are smooth on their active project ing surfaces, but they grip the end of the tab in an effective manner and prevent its being withdrawn without bending the metal. In addition to the effectiveness of this way of clamping the end of the tab or tape it is to be observed that the tab itself passes under the whole structure and back on the outside of it and over the surface 25, and it is forcedJ-by the bar 21 to pass clear around to the back of this surface 25. On account of these convolutions of the end of the webbing the entire strain does not come at the clamping area at the projections 27 but part at least, is taken up by the pressure of the outer layer of the webbing on the inner layer. The webbing is not only held firmly in position so that it cannot be dislodged,

Y but it covers and conceals the plate 22 so that its presence is not apparent to any one observing the supporter.

Any usual button tab 30 can be employed,

as is well understood in this art, and supported from the bottom of the supporting link at 32. The usual loop 31 is also shown in the ordinary position.

From what has been said it will be seen that the elastic webbing of which these tabs are made is securely held both at the top and bottom and that the two tabs are firmly held in such a way at both ends that there is no probability of rupturing any of the longitudinal elastic threads. This is an extremely important consideration in this industry, because the usual practice is to sew or clamp the parts in such a way that several of the elastic threads are broken when the article is first made and before it has ever been sold or used. Furthermore, every time it is clasped and unclasped again other elastic threads are likely to be broken until the full elasticity is gone. Therefore, in the usual practice, the strain that comes on the remaining elastic threads is considerably greater per thread than they are designed to carry. They are likely to be broken easily in the ordinary use of the device.

An important feature of the invention consists in the fact that'I have provided a clamp for the-lowerend of the tape which can be applied in a. simple and practical manner and in which the strain is kept away from the plane of the clamping surfaces.

Thus, even if teeth,v were used that might rupture an elastic thread, the convolutions of the tape around the clamp hold it also with firmness and the elasticflthreads in the webbing at the point at which it emerges from the clamp are intact.v

In assembling theparts, the end of the webbing is inserted between the jaws and wound loosely around the clamp. Then pliers or the like are used to forcethe clamp jaws together while the operators handsare free. Then the webbing is brought around into the final form shown.

A slight modification is shown in Figs. .6

and 7 in which the link 2124' is provided with two opposite flanges 36 to take the place of the flange 26. v r Although I'have illustrated and described only a single form .of the invention I am aware of thefact that modifications can be j made therein by any person skilled'in the art without departing from the scope of the invention as expressed, in. the claims;

Therefore I do not wish to be limited to all the details of construction herein shown and described, but. what I. do claim is 1. As an article of manufacture, a hose supporter tab consisting of elastic tape and having at the bottom a hose supporting clasp provided with an attaching loop at the top, having a central cross plate of sheet metal attached thereto, said cross plate being provided with ,a flange projecting up-'* wardly from the bottom on the rear, and having a plurality of depressions in its rear surface and projections on its front surface, the bottom of said tab projecting over the front of said cross plate downwardly and up over the back of said rear plate and downwardly between the two, said rear plate being bent forwardly to clampthe end of the tape between it and the cross plate, whereby the tab is firmly held in position without puncturing it. V I

2. As an article of manufacture, a hose supporter comprising a tab formed of a 1 I single piece of elastic webbing having connected with it at the bottom an attaching link provided with an upper and lower cross bar, and a central cross plate doubled over a projection on the back extending up beat the bottom over the front surface of which tween the two thicknesses of webbing thus 7 plate the tab lies, the lower end of the tab produced to hold it in position. 10 extending under said cross plate and up- In testimony whereof I have hereunto 5 wardly at the back, and then downwardly, aflixed my signature.

between the two parts of the cross plate, the rear part of said central cross plate having HERBERT A. AUSTIN. 

